Structure B166008YYDOTNBI · Suffolk County, MA

I 93 NB over I 93 Sb/austn St/mbta

Carries I 93 NB over I 93 Sb/austn St/mbta, I93/us1 Interchange.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT532 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

532 ft end to end, longest span 148 ft: about 7 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a box-beam bridge.

Built200224 years old
Length532.5 ft162.3 m
Daily traffic36,462counted 2021
Last inspectedSeptember 2022every 24 months

Location

StateMassachusetts
CountySuffolk
LocationI93/us1 Interchange
CarriesI 93 NB
CrossesI 93 Sb/austn St/mbta
Coordinates42.37337, -71.06972

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length532.5 ft (162.3 m)
Max Span148.0 ft (45.1 m)
Deck Width71.5 ft (21.8 m)
Deck Area3538.1 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built2002

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic36,462 (2021)
Truck Traffic9%
Lanes On Bridge5
Lanes Under Bridge7

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2022
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure NumberB166008YYDOTNBI

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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